Editing Gilgamesh (section)

===In Mesopotamian art===
[[{{Not a typo|File:The Gilgamesh Dream tablet. From Iraq. Middle Babylonian Period, First Sealand Dynasty, 1732-1460 BCE. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.jpg}}<!-- Do not change the spelling of the file! -->|thumb|The Gilgamesh Dream tablet. From Iraq. Middle Babylonian Period, First Sealand Dynasty, 1732–1460 BC. Iraq Museum, Baghdad. This dream tablet recounts a part of the epic of Gilgamesh in which the hero (Gilgamesh) describes his dreams to his mother (the goddess Ninsun), who interprets them as announcing the arrival of a new friend, who will become his companion]]
Although stories about Gilgamesh were wildly popular throughout ancient Mesopotamia,{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=91}} authentic representations of him in ancient art are uncommon.{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=91}} Popular works often identify depictions of a hero with long hair, containing four or six curls, as representations of Gilgamesh,{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=91}} but this identification is known to be incorrect.{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=91}} A few genuine ancient Mesopotamian representations of Gilgamesh do exist, however.{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=91}} These representations are mostly found on clay plaques and cylinder seals.{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=91}} Generally, it is only possible to identify a figure as Gilgamesh if the work clearly depicts a scene from the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' itself.{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=91}} One set of representations of Gilgamesh is found in scenes of two heroes fighting a demonic giant, clearly Humbaba.{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=91}} Another set is found in scenes showing a similar pair of heroes confronting a giant winged bull, clearly the Bull of Heaven.{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|page=91}}